# List of countries by spending on education as percentage of GDP

This list shows the government spending on education of various countries and subnational areas by percent (%) of GDP (1989–2022). It does not include private expenditure on education.
Education spending of countries and subnational areas by % of GDP :
| Location | % of GDP | Year |
| Marshall Islands | 15.8 | 2019 |
| Cuba | 11.5 | 2020 |
| Micronesia | 10.5 | 2020 |
| Kiribati | 15.6 | 2021 |
| Somaliland | 9.6 | 2021 |
| Djibouti | 8.4 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 8.4 | 2012 |
| Norway | 8.0 | 2016 |
| Botswana | 7.8 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 7.7 | 2016 |
| Denmark | 7.6 | 2014 |
| Palau | 7.6 | 2002 |
| Iceland | 7.5 | 2016 |
| Costa Rica | 7.4 | 2016 |
| Belize | 7.4 | 2017 |
| Bolivia | 7.3 | 2014 |
| Solomon Islands | 7.3 | 2012 |
| Eswatini | 7.1 | 2014 |
| Finland | 6.9 | 2016 |
| Oman | 6.8 | 2017 |
| Moldova | 6.7 | 2017 |
| Bhutan | 8.1 | 2022 |
| Tunisia | 6.6 | 2015 |
| Belgium | 6.5 | 2016 |
| Lesotho | 6.5 | 2018 |
| Mozambique | 6.5 | 2014 |
| New Zealand | 6.4 | 2016 |
| Cyprus | 6.4 | 2015 |
| Guyana | 6.3 | 2017 |
| Uzbekistan | 6.3 | 2017 |
| Brazil | 6.2 | 2015 |
| South Africa | 6.2 | 2018 |
| Zimbabwe | 6.1 | 2014 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6.1 | 2017 |
| Puerto Rico | 6.1 | 2014 |
| United States | 6.1 | 2020 |
| Honduras | 6.0 | 2017 |
| Israel | 5.8 | 2016 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 | 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.1 | 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 5.6 | 2016 |
| Argentina | 5.5 | 2017 |
| Austria | 5.5 | 2016 |
| Canada | 5.5 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 5.5 | 2016 |
| Jamaica | 5.4 | 2018 |
| France | 5.4 | 2016 |
| Chile | 5.4 | 2017 |
| Ukraine | 5.4 | 2017 |
| Morocco | 5.4 | 2012 |
| Malta | 5.3 | 2015 |
| Australia | 5.3 | 2016 |
| State of Palestine | 5.3 | 2017 |
| Kenya | 5.2 | 2017 |
| Tajikistan | 5.2 | 2015 |
| Estonia | 5.2 | 2016 |
| Yemen | 5.2 | 2012 |
| Cape Verde | 5.2 | 2017 |
| Nepal | 5.2 | 2018 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5.1 | 2017 |
| Syria | 5.1 | 2012 |
| South Korea | 5.1 | 2014 |
| Switzerland | 5.1 | 2016 |
| Ecuador | 5.0 | 2015 |
| Togo | 5.0 | 2016 |
| Nauru | 4.9 | 2007 |
| Mexico | 4.9 | 2016 |
| Portugal | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Uruguay | 4.9 | 2017 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4.9 | 2017 |
| Mauritius | 4.8 | 2018 |
| Belarus | 4.8 | 2017 |
| Senegal | 4.8 | 2017 |
| Germany | 4.8 | 2016 |
| Slovenia | 4.8 | 2016 |
| Burundi | 4.8 | 2017 |
| Malaysia | 4.7 | 2017 |
| Ethiopia | 4.7 | 2015 |
| Latvia | 4.7 | 2016 |
| Hungary | 4.7 | 2016 |
| Vanuatu | 4.7 | 2017 |
| Barbados | 4.7 | 2017 |
| Poland | 4.6 | 2016 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.6 | 2017 |
| Congo | 4.6 | 2015 |
| Croatia | 4.6 | 2013 |
| Colombia | 4.5 | 2017 |
| Brunei | 4.4 | 2016 |
| Turkey | 4.4 | 2014 |
| Seychelles | 4.4 | 2016 |
| Vietnam | 4.3 | 2016 |
| Algeria | 4.3 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 4.3 | 2014 |
| Nicaragua | 4.3 | 2017 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.2 | 2016 |
| Spain | 4.2 | 2016 |
| Thailand | 4.1 | 2013 |
| Mongolia | 4.1 | 2017 |
| Samoa | 4.1 | 2016 |
| Maldives | 4.1 | 2016 |
| Afghanistan | 4.1 | 2017 |
| Bulgaria | 4.1 | 2012 |
| Greece | 4.1 | 2021 |
| Panama | 4.1 | 2012 |
| Malawi | 4.0 | 2017 |
| Lithuania | 4.0 | 2016 |
| Benin | 4.0 | 2016 |
| Luxembourg | 4.0 | 2014 |
| Serbia | 4.0 | 2017 |
| China | 4.0 | 2016 |
| Iran | 4.0 | 2018 |
| Albania | 4.0 | 2016 |
| Peru | 3.9 | 2017 |
| United Kingdom | 3.9 | 2019 |
| Tonga | 3.9 | 2004 |
| Slovakia | 3.9 | 2016 |
| Fiji | 3.9 | 2013 |
| Egypt | 3.9 | 2015 |
| Timor-Leste | 3.8 | 2017 |
| Saint Lucia | 3.8 | 2018 |
| Italy | 3.8 | 2016 |
| Georgia | 3.8 | 2017 |
| Kuwait | 3.8 | 2012 |
| El Salvador | 3.8 | 2017 |
| Russia | 3.7 | 2020 |
| Tuvalu | 3.7 | 1997 |
| Ireland | 3.7 | 2017 |
| Jordan | 3.6 | 2017 |
| Japan | 3.6 | 2014 |
| Ghana | 3.6 | 2017 |
| Indonesia | 3.0 | 2021 |
| Venezuela | 3.6 | 2012 |
| Niger | 3.5 | 2017 |
| Angola | 3.5 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 3.5 | 1989 |
| Tanzania | 3.4 | 2014 |
| Dominica | 3.4 | 2015 |
| Paraguay | 3.4 | 2016 |
| North Macedonia | 3.3 | 2002 |
| Hong Kong | 3.3 | 2018 |
| San Marino | 3.2 | 2017 |
| Andorra | 3.2 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 3.9 | 2017 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.1 | 2003 |
| Cameroon | 3.1 | 2017 |
| Mali | 3.1 | 2016 |
| Romania | 3.1 | 2017 |
| Rwanda | 3.1 | 2018 |
| Turkmenistan | 3.0 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 2.9 | 2013 |
| Qatar | 2.9 | 2017 |
| Chad | 2.9 | 2013 |
| Laos | 2.9 | 2014 |
| Pakistan | 2.9 | 2017 |
| India | 2.9 | 2023 |
| Bahamas | 2.8 | 2000 |
| Kazakhstan | 2.8 | 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.8 | 2017 |
| Guatemala | 2.8 | 2017 |
| Madagascar | 2.8 | 2014 |
| Gabon | 2.7 | 2014 |
| Philippines | 3.2 | 2019 |
| Macau | 2.7 | 2017 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.6 | 2015 |
| Uganda | 2.6 | 2017 |
| Mauritania | 2.6 | 2016 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 2.5 | 2015 |
| Haiti | 2.5 | 2016 |
| Azerbaijan | 2.5 | 2017 |
| Lebanon | 2.5 | 2013 |
| Armenia | 2.3 | 2020 |
| Libya | 2.3 | 1999 |
| Liberia | 2.3 | 2014 |
| Bahrain | 2.3 | 2017 |
| Sudan | 2.2 | 2009 |
| Guinea | 2.2 | 2017 |
| Myanmar | 2.2 | 2017 |
| Eritrea | 2.1 | 2012 |
| Liechtenstein | 2.1 | 2012 |
| Gambia | 2.1 | 2016 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.1 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 2.0 | 2018 |
| Cambodia | 1.9 | 2014 |
| Monaco | 1.5 | 2017 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.5 | 2017 |
| South Sudan | 1.5 | 2016 |
| Zambia | 1.3 | 2012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.3 | 2000 |
| Central African Republic | 1.2 | 2012 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.6 | 2003 |
| Suriname | 3.8 | 2021 |
| Nigeria | 5.94 | 2018 |
| Somalia | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | n.a. | n.a. |
| Montenegro | n.a. | n.a. |
| North Korea | n.a. | n.a. |
| Papua New Guinea | 1.9 | 2018 |